Device for cleaning shafting.



A. H. TOWNLEY.

DEVICE FOR CLEANING SHAFTING.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 1. 1916.

1,230,629. Patented June19, 1917.

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A. H. TOWNLEY.

DEVICE FOR CLEANING SHAFTING.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. I. 1916.

1,230,629. Patented June 19, 1917.

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ARTHUR HENRY TOWNLEY, 0F MANCHESTER, ENGLAND.

DEVICE FOR CLEANING SHAFTING;

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 19, 1917.

Application filed. November 7, 1916. Serial No. 130,034.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR HENRY TOWN- L'EY, a subject of His Majestythe King of England, and resident of Manchester, in the county ofLancaster, Kingdom of England, have invented a certain new and usefulDevice for Cleaning Shafting, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a device for cleaning shafting and comprises adiscoidal piece of slitted leatherboard, cardboard, or fiber, having ahole in its center for the accommodation of the shaft around which it isto be placed.

The invention is hereinafter described with reference to theaccompanying drawings in which Figure 1 represents the face of the diskcomplete;

Fig. 2 represents a section through the center of complete disk;

Fig. 3 represents the back of the complete disk;

Fig. A represents the complete disk in position on a piece of shafting;

Fig. 5 represents the clip; and

Fig. 6 represents the plain disk showing the hole in its center, and thefour square holes, two on each side of the out.

As shown I provide a round or angular shaped piece of leatherboard,cardboard or other suitable material a with a round hole I) in thecenter, such center hole to be suitably larger than the machineryshafting, around which it is to be placed and the leatherboard or othersuitable material, hereinafter called the disk, being preferably coatedwith wax or other greaseproof or semi-greaseproof preparation. The diska is cut at c from the center hole 6 to the outside edge to allow of itsbeing opened to admit the shafting. After the disk 64 has been placedaround the shafting, the opening, or cut a is fastened or sealed, by asuitable clip 6 such as that shown in Fig. 5 made in the shape of across with an extended center piece. The two short arms of the said clip6 are bent up, and also one end of the extended center piece. One ofthese clips 0 is then fixed in each of the two square holes d on oneside of the cut 0 the bent short arms being pressed through andflattened outward on the surface of the disk. The holes d and (Z aremade of suflicient area to counterbalance any undue weight of the clips.One end of the center piece remains at the back of the disk, the otherend is taken past the cut to the other side, bent through thecorresponding square holes d and pressed upward, thus sealing up the cut0.

The action of the machinery shafting in revolving will keep the diskupright and will cause it to traverse from pulley boss, to pulley bossor pedestal boss, reverse automatically, distributing the oil, or greasein equal proportions and serving to keep the shafting bright and freefrom rust and dirt.

What I claim is 1. A device for cleaning shafting comprising a discoidalpiece of slitted material having a hole formed in its center and aplurality of cross shaped clips for uniting the divided ends of thematerial substantially as described.

2. A device for cleaning shafting comprising a discoidal piece ofslitted leather board having a central opening and coated with agrease-proof preparation, the leather board having slots each side theslit, and means extending across the slit to hold the ends together.

3. A device for cleaning shafting comprising a discoidal piece ofmaterial formed with a central opening and radially slit, and meansextending at right angles to the slit including projections which passthrough openings formed in the material each side of the slit to securethe divided ends of the material together.

4. A device for cleaning shafting comprising a discoidal piece ofslitted material having a central opening and a plurality of slotsadjacent the divided ends, and clips extending across the divided endsand engaging the plurality of slots, said clips having bent portions tosecure the same in position to hold the divided ends together.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name.

ARTHUR HENRY TOWNLEY.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Iatents,

' Washington, D. G.

